Cigar-perforator.



No. 706,679 Patented Aug. l2, mm.

s. MOUNTFORD.

CIGABPERFUBATUB.

(Application filed May 21, 1902.

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WHITEI-IEAD & IIOAG COMPANY PORATION on NEW JERSEY.

, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A COR- CIGAR-PERFORATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,679, dated August12, 1902.

Serial No. 108,342. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, SIDNEY MoUNTEoRD, ofNewark, in the county ofEsseX, in the State of New Jersey, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Cigar- Perforators, of which' thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in cigar-perforators, having moreparticular reference to the perforating mechanism.

My object is to construct such a perforator by which I am enabled toperforate or to perforate and cut a channel in the central portion ofthe cigar from the tip inwardly on a line substantially parallel withthe axis of the cigar and to remove the, tobacco therefrom, so as toproduce a perfect draft. By this operation I obviate the necessity ofclipping the tip of the cigar, and thereby preventing the wrapper frombecoming unwound or loosened and at the same time increasing thesuction-surface of the cigar.

A further object is to ,provide a. simple means by which the tobacco isremoved from the tip end of the cigar and from the perforator or cutterduring its return to its normal position after the operation ofperforating the cigar, and a further object is to simplify theconstruction and reduce the cost of manufacture of the perforatingmechanism by reducing the number of parts and obviating any necessityfor soldering any of the parts together.

To this end the invention consists in the combination, construction, andarrangement of the parts of a cigar-perforator, as hereinafter fullydescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to thedrawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of acigar-perforator embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlargedlongitudinal section through theperforator seen in Fig. 1. Figs."3 andtare enlarged sectional views taken on lines 3 3 and 4 4:, Fig. 2. Fig. 5is a perspective view of the detached cutter and perforator. Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the extractor rod or bar for removing the tobaccofrom the perforator when the same is returned to its normal position.Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the detached steel cutter-section of theperforator.

. Similar reference characters indicate corre sponding parts in all theviews.

In the drawings, I have shown a cigar-perforator consisting oftelescoping tubes 1 and 2, a cigar-receiving-tip 3, a cutter andperforator 4:, and an extractor 5. The tubes 1 and 2 and tip 3 form thecase for inclosing the perforator and cutter and other operatingmechanism,the tube 1 being formed of metal or other suitable material,constructed in the form of a cylinder, having one end provided with aninwardlysprojecting annular shoulder 6, and its otherend is threaded at7 for receiving similar threads upon the inner end of the tip 3, saidlatter end of the tube 1 being also provided with anoutwardly-projecting annular shoulder 8 for limiting the inward movementof the said tip and presenting a neater appearance to the case. The tube2 is also usuallyformed of metal and is movable longitudinally of andwithin one end of th etube'l, its inner end being provided with anannular shoulder 9, engaging the shoulder 6 and limiting the outwardmovement on the .part 2, and its outer end is preferably closed by anend wall 10, which forms a suitable abutment for the outer end of theperforator and cutter 4:, presently described. The tube '3-isalsousually formed of sheet metal,

pressed or stampedinto the desired shape, one end being formed withthreads for engaging the threaded end 7 of the part 1, and its other endis,.provided with an inwardly-tapering socketll, open at its inner endand adapted to'receive the tip end of the cigar for the purpose ofalining the same centrally with the perforatorand the cutter4. Themechanism thus far described may be considerably varied in detailwithout affecting the material objects of my invention. I

The-cutter and perforator 4 form one of the essential features ofnoveltyof this device, the essential novelty of which lies in the mannerof uniting the sections which compose the cutter and perforator. Thesefeatures are clearly illustrated in Figs. 2 to 55, inclusive,

in which I have shown the cutter and perforator as consisting ofsections 12, 13, and 14. The section 12,forming the cutter andperforator proper, is made of steel in the form of a tube and having oneend provided with a tapering cutting edge 15, and its other end isformed with an aperture 16 in its side wall in proximity to its endface, as seen in Fig. 7. This cutter-section 12 is usually formed from astrip of steel rolled in the form of a tube, with its meeting edgesabutting against each other, after which the cutting edge 15 is groundor otherwise formed in the manner seen in Figs. 5 and 7. The othersection 13 of the cutter and perforator 4 is formed of any desiredmetal, usually of brass, and consists of a tube having one end reducedin diameter for receiving and closely fitting the adjacent end of thesection 12, a portion of said end of the section 13 being indented ordepressed at 17 into the aperture 16, this depression or indentationserving to lock the sections 12 and 13 firmly together and preventendwise or rotary movement of said sections one upon the other andobviates any necessity of soldering atthis junction. The opposite end ofthe section 13 is provided with spurs or shoulders 18, Figs. 4 and 5,which after the head 14 is placed in position upon the said end arecrimped or bent outwardly upon the adjacent face of the head 14 forholding said head from endwise displacement. This head 14 consists of ametallic sleeve, which fits tightly upon the outer end of the section 13and, being firmly held in position by the spurs or shoulders 18 fromendwise displacement,forms an abutment for one end of a spring 19,hereinafter described. It is apparent from the foregoing descriptionthat the parts 12, 13, and 14 are rigidly secured to each other withoutsoldering, the indent-ation l7 and spurs or shoulders 18 serving to locksaid parts firmly to each other .without further securement and form aneconomical method of manufacturing. This cutter, and perforator isinserted within the sections 1 and 2, the head 14 abutting against theend wall of the part 2, and the point or cutting edge normally lies inclose proximity to the inner open end of the tapering socket 11 and ismovable by the part 2 outwardly through said socket 11 when the parts 1and 2 are moved lengthwise of each other against the action of thespring 19.

The intermediate portion of the section 13 is provided with one or moreslots or ways 20 for receiving a portion of the extractor 5 andpermitting the longitudinal movement of the cutter and perforatorindependently of the extractor. This extractor also forms an importantfeature of my invention on account of its simplicity and peculiarity ofconstruction, and consists of metallic arms or bars 21 and 22, havingcorresponding ends united by a cross-bar 23, thus forming asubstantially U-shapcd piece, one of the arms 21 opposite to thecross-bar or junction 23 being provided with an abutting plate 24,arranged at substantially right angles thereto and formed with a centralaperture 25, alined with the free end of the arm 22. 'This bar 5 isnormally arranged in the central section or tube 1, the head or abuttingplate 24 normally resting against the inner end face of the walls of thesocket 11, with the aperture25 alined with said socket, and the arm 22is inserted through the slot 20 and into the opening of the cutting-tube12, while the arm 21 is disposed at the outside of the tube andsubstantially parallel therewith, the cross-bar 23 normally extendingthrough the slot 20. It is apparent that this extractor 5 is of slightlygreater length than the tube 12 and normally extends beyond its oppositeends, the crossbar 23 serving as a stop to limit the inward movement ofthe cutter and perforator 4 and plunger 2 by reason of its engagementwith the end of the slot adjacent to the head 14.

The spring 19 encircles the cutter and perforator mechanism 4, one endabutting against the head 14 and the other end against the plate 24, andserves to hold the sections 1 and 2 in their extended position, as seenin Figs. 1 and 2.

In the operation of my invention the cigar with the tip end is insertedin the socket l1 and held in this position while the operator moves theplunger 2 toward the tip 3. This operation forces the cutting edgethrough the v r I aperture 25 and into the tip end of the cigar as faras may be desired, being limited only by the engagement of the outer endof the slot 20 with the cross-bar 23. During this operation a portion ofthe tobacco is removed from the cigar and carried backwardly by thecutter as it returns to its normal position, and owing to the fact thatthe extractor 5 is fixed from endwise movement and that the free end ofthe arm 22 extends into proximity to the aperture 25 this tobacco whichhas been removed from the cigar by the cutter is forcibly extracted fromthe opening in the cutter and falls into the tapering socket 11, fromwhich it is readily removed by inverting the perforator-case.

The operation of my invention will now be readily understood uponreference to the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a cigar-perforator, the combination of a cutter-section and aholding-section for the cutter having a lengthwise slot, one of thesections having an aperture and the other being provided with anindentation projecting into the aperture for locking the sectionstogether in combination with an extractor having arms united through theslot, one arm in the cutter-section and the other along the outside ofsaid cutter-section and provided with an aperture to receive thecutter-section and means for holding said parts.

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2. In a cigar-perforator, the combination with a cutter-tube and aholding-section therefor, the cutter-tube being split longitudinally andhaving an aperture near one end and the holding-section having anindentation near one end projecting into the aperture for the purposedescribed, casing-sections, one being movable endwise and moving theperforator, and an extractor held by the other casing-section andprojecting into the cutter-section.

3. In a cigar perforator and cutter, a tubular cutter-section formed ofsteel having one end provided with a cutting edge and its other endprovided with an aperture in its side wall, a tubular holding-sectionhaving one end fitting closely upon the perforated end of thecutter-tube, and provided with, a depression entering the aperture forthe purpose described, in combination with an extractor proj ecting intothe on tter-section, and casing-sections, one engaging and operating theperforator endwise and the other engaging and holding the extractor.

4. In a cigar perforator and cutter, a connecting tube and aholding-section secured to each other, a sleeve or head mounted on oneend of the holding-section, said holdingsection having spurs orshoulders crimped or turned outwardly for holding the head in position.

5. In a cigar-perforator, the combination of a tubular cutting-sectionhaving one end provided with a cutting edge and its other end providedwith an aperture, a tubular holding-section having one end fittinguponthe apertured end of the cutter-section and provided with a depressionentering said aperture, a head on the opposite end of theholding-section, said holding-section having outturned spurs orshoulders engaging the outer end face of the head for the purpose setforth, an extractor, and telescoping casing-sections one engaging andholding the extractor and the other engaging and operating theperforator-cutter.

6. In a cigar-perforating device, a tubular cutter and perforator, incombination with arms united at one end, one of the arms being insertedin the tubular cutter and the other arm provided with an abutting plate,a head on the perforator and cutter and a spring interposed between saidhead and the abutting plate.

7. In a cigar cutter and perforating device, the combination with atubular cutter, of an extractor consisting of a U-shaped bar having onearm inserted in the cutter and means for holding the parts in position.

8. The herein-described extractor for cigarperforators consisting of aU-shaped bar in combination with a tubular cutter receiving one arm ofthe bar, and telescoping parts inclosing the former parts and operableendwise to move the cutter lengthwise of the arm therein.

9. The herein-described extractor for cigarperforators consisting ofsubstantially parallel arms having corresponding ends united, theopposite end of one of the arms being provided with an abutting plate,in combination with a tubular cutter receiving one of the arms, and aninclosing case composed of sections, movable endwise one upon the other,one section engaging the tubular cutter and the other the abutting platefor the purpose set forth.

10. I11 combination with a slotted cutter and perforator having atubular cutting-section and an abutting head, an extractor having an arminserted in the tubular cutter and provided with an abutting head, aspring interposed between said heads and a case inclosing said parts.

11. The combination of telescoping tubes movable endwise one upon theother and a cigar-receiving tip secured to one of the tubes, a hollowcutter and perforator movable with one of the tubes into the tip, anextractor having an arm inserted in the hollow cutter and an abuttingplate engaged with the tip and a spring interposed between said abuttingplate and one end of one of the tubes for the purpose set forth.

12. In a cigar perforator and cutter, a tube having a removable tipprovided with a socket for receiving the cigar end, a second tubemovable lengthwise within the former tube, a perforator and cutterengaged by and movable with the second tube into the socket, incombination with a U-shaped extractor having one arm abutting againstthe inner end of the tip and its other arm inserted in the cutter, and aspring interposed between said abutting end of the extractor and thehead of the cutter and perforator.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of May,1902.

SIDNEY MOUNTFORD.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH B. SHORT, WM. A. J ONES.

